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Betty MacDonald, the author of The Egg and I and the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Series is beloved all over the world. Don't miss Wolfgang Hampel's Betty MacDonald biography and his very witty interviews on CD and DVD!

Friday, August 19, 2011

Kjel and Ole, thanks a lot. Our world don't need the stupidity of jealous and hateful dwarfs. We need more intelligence, tolerance and understanding. That's what we need.

Many Betty MacDonald and Hilde Domin fans enjoyed Letizia Mancino's
THE SECOND PARADISE even she didn't mention racoons in her delightful story.

Can you remember my experiences in Prater?

It was a wonderful day. We visited Prater in Vienna with our friends and it reminded us on Betty MacDonald's book Onions in the Stew.

You might think: Is Anja foolish? You can't compare Prater in Vienna with Vashon Island in Washington State. Believe me, you can! Even here you can see racoons. They are really very shameless when they are looking for food.

Can you remember? Betty MacDonald, her husband Donald Chauncey MacDonald and daughters Anne and Joan had their funny moments ( sometimes ) with racoons at Dolphin Point on Vashon Island.

Many readers asked us a question: Who translated Letizia Mancino's THE SECOND PARADISE in english language? It's excellent.
Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Letiza Mancino told us it had been translated by Mary Holmes.

Betty MacDonald and Hilde Domin Fan Club are very grateful.
Dear Mary Holmes, thank you so much for doing this.

The Lord God, one day, met Adam in Paradise and saw him lying under a palm.

And God spoke to him: Adam, my son, are you happy, are you content with Paradise ?

Adam answered: Oh Lord, it is wonderful!

And God said: But I will create a second Paradise and give you a wife.

Adam answered: Oh Lord, that is wonderful!

And God said: I will create the wife according to your wishes.

And Adam stood under the palm and thought hard.

And God said: Adam, are you ready?

Adam answered: My wife should be as lively as a bird but she should not fly. She should swim like a goldfish but not be a fish….. She should be as playful as a cat but not catch mice….. She should be as busy as an ant but not so small.

And God said: So shall she be: Like a bird, a goldfish, a cat, an ant…

Adam answered: Oh Lord, that is wonderful, but she should be as faithful as a dog.

And God asked: Adam, have you finished?

Oh Lord, cried Adam. She should also be as delightful and gentle as a lamb and as defiant as a cock!

….She should be as curious as a monkey and as pampered as a lapdog.

And God said: So shall she be.

And Adam said: My wife should be as courageous as a lion and as headstrong as a goat…

And God said: So, like a bird, a goldfish, a cat, an ant, a dog, a lamb, a cock, a monkey, a lapdog, a lion, a goat… and slowly and surely he wished to begin creating…

But Adam stretched himself under the palm and called:

Lord, Lord, she should be as adaptable as a chameleon but not creep on four feet.

She should have sparkling eyes like, like… real diamonds. She should be as fiery as a volcano

But … she should have crystal-clear thoughts like a mountain spring.

God, the Almighty, was speechless…

And Adam spoke: Also she should be as quick as lightening…

And God said: Man, have you finished????

No, said Adam! She should be as strong as a horse, as long living as an elephant but as light as a butterfly!

I agree with your serious warnings. It's very dangerous indeed when you listen to beloved Betty MacDonald and sister Alison Bard Burnett in Wolfgang Hampel's interviews.

I listen to Betty MacDonald, Alison Bard Burnett and Wolfgang Hampel very often because they always make me laugh. A good friend of mine roared with laughter and nearly fell off the chair. Laughter is healthy but sometimes it can be also dangerous.

By the way, don't read Wolfgang Hampel's very witty poems and stories in public places, please. You can't stop laughing and people might think you are crazy.

Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society
http://monicasone.blogspot.com/

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.
http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/

You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.

Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community!
We have tons of fun!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Great to hear from you. You are the best Betty MacDonald Fan Club Team ever.

Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Member Letizia Mancino is going to share her exciting experiences. What sort of experencies am I talking about?

Wait and see.

Betty MacDonald Fan Club researcher Dan ( see also his excellent Dorita Hess story ) was able to find a new Betty MacDonald treasure.
Surprise, surprise!

A very warm Welcome to our new Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans.
Did you notice it? It's really impressive and amazing but it doesn't surprise me at all.
Very good news.

Betty MacDonald Fan Club has members in 33 countries.
( see also next Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter September )

Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 Conference was the most successful Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in history. Betty MacDonald Fan Club FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 DVD is outstanding. You shouldn't miss it.

Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event Team deserves a special Award for organzing this great
Betty MacDonald Fan Club Meeting with so many new international Betty MacDonald Fan Club members. We can't wait to attend next international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event.

Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society
http://monicasone.blogspot.com/

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.
http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/

You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.

Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community!
We have tons of fun!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Kjel, Eartha and I are very glad you and so many other Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans enjoyed our Betty MacDonald Fan Club Letter contribution.

We got a very positive feedback.
Thank you so much dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans.

Kjel, there is no place for jealous and hateful dwarfs. These dwarfs are very dangerous and destroy everything. They are on war. These fools need enemies to feel better. They feel unimportant and very small. That's what they are!

Eartha and I are huge fans of Letizia Mancino's magical art. Eartha especially likes Letizia's cats. I love to see the islands. Letizia Mancino's tribute to Betty MacDonald is unique.

I hope I'll be able to read another of Letizia Mancino's essays in the future. I adore her italian style and kind of humor.

If Eartha and I are in a bad mood we 'll listen to them. We can't stop laughing. Eartha just told me I was writing nonsense. But believe me, dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans, that's the way it is.

Can you remember what dear Vera wrote about it?

Vera:

Alison Bard Burnett was a gifted writer and story-teller.
Alison Bard Burnett wanted to write her autobiography. It's not easy at all to do this if you have two world famous sisters, authors Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard.
We all know Alison Bard Burnett never wrote her book but something happend.

Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award, interviewed Alison Bard Burnett several times in Seattle in 1996. Years later our dear Linde Lund and other Betty MacDonald Fans heard of Wolfgang Hampel's interviews and eventually these Betty MacDonald treasure items had been published on CD and DVD. More Wolfgang Hampel interviews will follow. Thanks a Million dear Linde Lund and your Betty MacDonald Fan Club Team for doing this!

We guess Alison Bard Burnett would be very surprised about this but you are delighted if you listen to her golden Bard Memories about her father Darsie Bard, who died 6 months before she was born. Alison Bard Burnett's magical stories about her mother Sydney Bard, grandmother Gammy, sister Betty MacDonald, Betty's husbands Robert Eugene Heskett and Donald MacDonald, Betty's daughters Anne and Joan, sister Mary Bard and her husband Dr. Clyde Jensen,. brother Cleve Bard, adopted sister Madge Baldwin, Betty MacDonald's friend Monica Sone, the 'Kettle' family, Nancy and Plum and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle are unique.
The favourite Alison Bard Burnett memories are about her sister Dede whose real name was Dorothea Goldsmith and her very good friend Mike Gordon who felt in love with Betty.

Especially touching are Alison Bard Burnett's memories of family life in Laurelhurst, Chimacum, in the University District in Seattle, on Vashon Island and in Carmel Valley.
It is moving to see Betty MacDonald's sister Alison Bard Burnett visiting the houses in the University District and Laurelhurst, where she was born. Alison visited it with Wolfgang Hampel. She saw it again for the first time after the Bard family left it. A very special moment!

As Wolfgang Hampel said, Alison Bard Burnett was full of life and so very, very witty.

Although Alison Bard Burnett never wrote a book of her own she is as popular now as her sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard. Alison Bard Burnett's gift as a storyteller delights her fans in 33 countries. Alison Bard Burnett is world famous now and in our hearts forever!

Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Society
http://monicasone.blogspot.com/

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.
http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/

You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.

Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community!
We have tons of fun!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Ole, we are so amazed and impressed because of receiving so many friendly support mails especially from japanese Betty MacDonald Fan Club fans.

Dear Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fans from Japan, thanks a lot for this. We know very well how brave you are in the very difficult situation in your country.

Siv, you are right. Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and art is very important for international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Community. It's great to have unique Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honor Members Monica Sone, Darsie Beck, Gwen Grant and Letizia Mancino. We adore their books and essays so much. Letzia Mancino's Betty MacDonald Tribute is sort of a milestone in Betty MacDonald Fan Club literature and artwork.

The most favourite Betty MacDonald Fan Club item is Wolfgang Hampel's interview with Betty MacDonald's very witty sister Alison Bard Burnett. Alison got the same talent as her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard Jensen. Listening to Wolfgang and Alison we can't stop smiling and laughing even if we have sad feelings in our hearts like now. Both are very funny and teasing each other all the time. It's pure joy.

Wolfgang Hampel and Alison Bard Burnett are born humorists. In addition to Wolfgang Hampel's interviews and Betty MacDonald biographies and stories we enjoy Wolfgang Hampel's very witty poems so much.

After Dan's huge success in researching the Dorita Hess story he is going to plan many more Betty MacDonald Fan Club projects.

Regarding this subject you can find a very interesting report written by Greta, Anita and Eartha Kitt II in our current Betty MacDonald Fan Club Newsletter. Very funny and with many details. Ladies, thanks a lot. We love you! It's true, Betty MacDonald would have loved you too.

Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Societyhttp://monicasone.blogspot.com/

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/

You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.

Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! We have tons of fun!

Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter, Betty MacDonald's friend, described as Kimi in The Plague and I, honour member of Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Betty MacDonald Societyhttp://monicasone.blogspot.com/

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.

Alison Bard Burnett, Betty MacDonald's and Mary Bard's brilliant sister, beloved all over the world. Her very funny and witty interviews with Wolfgang Hampel about her famous sisters Betty MacDonald and Mary Bard are real treasures.http://alisonbard.blogspot.com/

You can find more info about our Betty MacDonald projects and events in the future.

Wolfgang Hampel, author of the Betty MacDonald Biography and winner of the first Betty MacDonald Memorial Award founded Betty MacDonald Fan Club and Society in 1983. We are the largest Betty MacDonald Fan Club in the world - with members in 30 countries. Join our wonderful international Betty MacDonald Community! We have tons of fun!

About Me

Betty MacDonald Fan Club, founded by Wolfgang Hampel, has members in 40 countries.
Wolfgang Hampel, author of Betty MacDonald biography interviewed Betty MacDonald's family and friends. His Interviews have been published on CD and DVD by Betty MacDonald Fan Club. If you are interested in the Betty MacDonald Biography or the Betty MacDonald Interviews send us a mail, please.
Several original Interviews with Betty MacDonald are available.
We are also organizing international Betty MacDonald Fan Club Events for example, Betty MacDonald Fan Club Eurovision Song Contest Meetings in Oslo and Düsseldorf, Royal Wedding Betty MacDonald Fan Club Event in Stockholm and Betty MacDonald Fan Club Fifa Worldcup Conferences in South Africa and Germany.
Betty MacDonald Fan Club Honour Members are Monica Sone, author of Nisei Daughter and described as Kimi in Betty MacDonald's The Plague and I, Betty MacDonald's nephew, artist and writer Darsie Beck, Betty MacDonald fans and beloved authors and artists Gwen Grant, Letizia Mancino, Perry Woodfin, Traci Tyne Hilton, Tatjana Geßler, music producer Bernd Kunze, musician Thomas Bödigheimer, translater Mary Holmes and Mr. Tigerli.